Oiler not oiling enough?

[livemusic]

Hello, used my brother's Stihl ms290 today and when I ran out of fuel and went to fill the oil, the level was not down near as much as I am used to on my saws. I told him, heck, this isn't oiling enough. But when I touched the chain, it was not hot, was cool to the touch. And the saw cut fine. Had a new chain. Any concern about the oiler? I am accustomed to the oil use being about equal to fuel use.

 

[PA Dan]

Check the bar grooves and oil hole. Oil tank vent could also be clogged. I'd check without a bar on to make sure oil is pumping out.

 

[mark_kershner]

Take the bar off and run the saw to see if it is pumping a fair amount of oil out of the saw. Clutch has to turn for oiler to work. Also, if it was real cold, the oil could be kind of thick. In that case a winter oil may help.


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[livemusic]

Do you think that the chain not being hot at all to the touch and the saw cutting normally is a sign it is getting enough oil?

 

[huskyboy]

Normal on those saws. Low output oiler.

 

[5000+]

It's adjustable. If the bar and chain are not overheated don't sweat it.

 

[Wilhelm]

Pull the chain down out of the bars groove after a bucking cut, if the chains drive links are wet/oil covered then You are good to go.
Oil does not have to drip off the bar and chain the moment You set down the saw.

Also, whether the saw will spend a full tank of B&C oil on every tank of fuel depends to a big part on the volume difference of the two.
Pump output and oil viscosity will also influence the above, but on average the volumes of both tanks matter the most.